Body Learning: The Alexander Technique
Robert Rickover
A podcast devoted to all aspects of the Alexander Technique, a method of learning how to release harmful tension and perform all your activities with greater ease and freedom.
Episodes
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May 25, 2012 • 48min
Interview with Alexander Technique teacher Bill Plake
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students. The audio quality is not the best, but Bill has some very interesting things to say.) Luke Ford interviews Bill Plake, a teacher in Los Angeles. Bill's website: alexandertechniquefoothills.com Luke also lives in Los Angeles. website: alexander90210.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
May 21, 2012 • 26min
How the Alexander Technique can help Yoga practioners and teachers
Send a textAlice Riccardi, a yoga instructor and Alexander Technique teacher in Portland, Maine, talks with Robert Rickover about how the principles of the Alexander Technique can enhance yoga practice and teaching. Alice's website: portlandpoweryoga.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com.
May 17, 2012 • 22min
Working with students who have Rheumatoid Arthritis
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Alexander Technique teacher Jo Ann Widner talks with Robert Rickover about how she works with students who have Rheumatoid Arthritis. Jo Ann lives in Richmond, Virginia. Website: jowidner.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
May 14, 2012 • 18min
What is Alexander Technique Constructive Rest and how can it be used to enhance your well-being?
Send a textDavid Nesmith, an Alexander Technique teacher in Columbus, Ohio, talks with Robert Rickover about constructive rest and how it can help you return to a state of greater freedom and ease. David's website: poisedforlife.com David has an audio guide series devoted to Constructive Rest at website devoted to the process: constructiverest.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about Constructive Rest: alexandertechnique.com/constructiverest More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
May 12, 2012 • 38min
The Future of Alexander Technique teaching
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Alexander Technique teachers Michael Frederick and Robert Rickover talk about the state of Alexander teaching today, and what the prospects are for the future. Michael teaches in Los Angeles, California. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
May 11, 2012 • 15min
Working with Students who are Healing from an Injury
Send a text(This podcast is mainly for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Debi Adams, an Alexander Technique teacher in Boston, Massachusetts, talks about with Robert Rickover about an aspect of healing from an injury that Alexander Technique teachers might overlook. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
May 7, 2012 • 21min
How the Alexander Technique can help you improve your speaking and presentation skills
Send a textMary Naden, a voice, speach and presentation coach and Alexander Technique teacher in Tacoma Park, Maryland, talks with Robert Rickover about ways in which the Technique can help your improve your speaking and presentation skills. Mary's website: marynaden.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
May 4, 2012 • 34min
Working with Pregnant Women
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Alexander Technique teacher, childbirth educator, and doula, Ilana Machover, gives advice to AT teachers who have occasion to work with pregnant women. Ilana lives in London, England. Ilana's website: homepage.ntlworld.com/ilana.m Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
May 2, 2012 • 45min
Marjorie Barstow's Teaching - 2
Send a text(This podcast is primarliy for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Conversation with Robert Rickover and Balinda Mello, both students of the late Marjorie Barstow. Balinda's website: alextechmotion.com Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com Marjorie's website: MarjorieBarstow.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Apr 30, 2012 • 23min
An Alexander Technique perspective on user-friendly chair design
Send a textGalen Cranz, a Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, and an Alexander Technique teacher, talks about the history of the chair, and how to choose and use a chair that will put minimal stress on your body. Galen is the author of The Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body and Design and is a founding member of the International Association for Body Conscious Design. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
